Thoristella

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Trochoidea Scientific name Thoristella Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Family Trochidae Higher classification Trochidae
Lower classifications Coelotrochus oppressus

Thoristella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.

Thoristella has become a synonym of Coelotrochus P. Fischer, 1879

Distribution

This genus is endemic to New Zealand.

Species within the genus Thoristella include:

Thoristella carinata Marshall, 1998: synonym of Coelotrochus carinatus (B. A. Marshall, 1998)

Thoristella carmesina (Webster,1908): synonym of Coelotrochus carmesina (Webster, 1908)

Thoristella chathamensis (Hutton, 1873) : synonym of Coelotrochus chathamensis (Hutton, 1873)

Thoristella chathamensis aucklandica (E.A.Smith,1902): synonym of Coelotrochus chathamensis aucklandica (E.A. Smith, 1902)

Thoristella chathamensis chathamensis (Hutton,1873): synonym of Coelotrochus chathamensis (Hutton, 1873)

Thoristella chathamensis cookiana Powell,1934: synonym of Coelotrochus chathamensis (Hutton, 1873)

Thoristella chathamensis dunedinensis (Suter,1897): synonym of Coelotrochus chathamensis (Hutton, 1873)

Thoristella chathamensis profunda Dell,1956: synonym of Coelotrochus chathamensis profunda Dell, 1956

Thoristella crassicosta Powell,1937: synonym of Acremodonta crassicosta (Powell, 1937)

Thoristella davegibbsi Marshall, 1998 : synonym of Coelotrochus davegibbsi (B. A. Marshall, 1998)

Thoristella oppressa (Hutton,1878): synonym of Coelotrochus oppressus (B. A. Marshall, 1998)

Thoristella polychroma Marshall, 1998 : synonym of Coelotrochus polychroma (B. A. Marshall, 1998)

Thoristella rex Marshall, 1998: synonym of Coelotrochus rex (B. A. Marshall, 1998)

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